This post is part 5 of our blog series “12 Reasons to Implement the ARM Rental Software Solution“.

There comes a time in the life cycle of every business when keeping track of relevant business data becomes overwhelming. Inventory Management is usually the first thing to get out of control, yet it is quite often the last thing most business owners worry about. Walking the inventory tightrope is a fine line that can make or make a rental business.

Keeping the correct inventory and equipment on hand in order to meet the demands of your customer base is critical if you want to manage the cash flow of your business properly. Far too many great businesses fail because they run out of cash, yet they have plenty of inventory on hand. Learn more about walking the inventory tightrope.

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This post is part 4 of our blog series “12 Reasons to Implement the ARM Rental Software Solution“.

If your company regularly delivers rental or sale equipment to your customers, or if you perform regular equipment servicing, you know the importance of efficient and flexible routing. An efficiently designed route saves valuable time, balances drivers’ work loads, reduces overtime, minimizes fuel costs, and enables better delivery predictions.

Automated Rental Management offers an incredibly powerful route management module that allows you to create delivery, pickup, and one-time or repeating service routes. Integration to the contract entry system enables sales and support staff to view route status information. In addition, a route overview screen can be displayed in the dispatch office for constantly updated route information.

Give your drivers a smart phone or tablet and allow them update their status at each stop in real time with the ARMobile application suite. Driving directions, stop details, etc. are all just a couple of clicks away for the driver and the updated information provided will instantly be transmitted to the office.

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This post is part 3 of our blog series “12 Reasons to Implement the ARM Rental Software Solution“.

Automated Rental Management offers robust Equipment Maintenance functionality that tracks every detail associated with your rental assets, including utilization, maintenance thresholds, and service history. Plus, the maintenance tracking module is fully integrated with the rental contracts so that shipping and returning equipment updates the maintenance records with critical information such as meter readings, utilization dates, etc. When service is due on a rental asset, the service manager can be notified automatically by the system and a work ticket can be included with required service steps.

Consider the following:

• Maintaining your rental fleet is critical to the long term profitability of the company.
• Most rental companies struggle to proactively service their assets.
• Identify when maintenance associated with a particular asset is costing you more than it’s worth.
• If you are like most rental companies today, you are keeping track of the maintenance on your equipment via a spreadsheet or manual card file.

A fully integrated equipment maintenance and rental management system like ARM can reduce repair costs, increase availability, increase equipment utilization, and your overall profitability.

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This post is part 2 of our blog series “12 Reasons to Implement the ARM Rental Software Solution“.

Automated Rental Management’s multiple deployment options give you flexibility to tailor your solution to your rental business’ unique needs. There are many advantages to doing business in the cloud such as accessibility and reduced IT/infrastructure costs, but every business has different requirements. Companies with a single location and no need to allow remote access to the system may find opt for an on-premise solutions where as a similar company looking to outsource their IT and infrastructure costs might opt for a cloud solution. Companies that have multiple locations or remote users that need to access the system from the field would benefit from a cloud rental solution combined with ARMobile. Whether you need to access your integrated ERP or CRM system, ARM’s inherent flexibility allows you to choose the deployment options that works best for your company.

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This post is part 1 of our blog series “12 Reasons to Implement the ARM Rental Software Solution“.

Automated Rental Management is seamlessly integrated with the Sage 100 ERP (formerly MAS90 & MAS200) Extended Enterprise Suite (EES). This high level of integration allows you to better utilize the data that is being collected in each module. Accounting, distribution, shipping, manufacturing, rentals, and sales management are all accounted for in the EES suite of products. No need to track data in multiple programs and then try to bring that information together for everyone to utilize.
Accounting & Financials
The accounting and finance modules for Sage 100 give you unrivaled control and powerful financial reporting capabilities to make managing the day-to-day operations of your rental business as seamless as possible. ARM builds on information held in your General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Fixed Assets and more.

Rental Management
ARM is designed to run every aspect of your rental business from the financials to the day-to-day operations. Tracking rental assets, creating quotes and orders, and generating billing invoices are just a few of the most basic capabilities of this rental software solution. Tight integration with Financials and other mission critical business applications eliminates the need for time consuming double data entry from multiple sources.

Distribution Management
The Distribution Management modules for Sage 100 add Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order, Inventory Management, Return Merchandise Authorization and Credit Card Processing, to the Financials modules. By integrating your accounting and distribution modules, you can easily automate the delivery of customer orders with effective inventory management for complete control of your supply chain.

CRM Integration
Sage CRM is an cloud-based CRM solution designed to bring the real benefits of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to your organization. Sage CRM’s ease of use, deployment options, affordable pricing and abundant features make it North America and Europe’s leading CRM system. Sage CRM allows you to quickly analyze, manage, and synchronize sales, marketing, and customer service activities across all points of contact to get a comprehensive view of the sales cycle from the first touch to first sale. Furthermore, ARM and Sage 100 are completely integrated with Sage CRM making it even easier to manage your customer interactions.

Bill of Materials (BOM)
The BOM Module for Sage 100 follows your Bill of Materials process from beginning to end. It breaks down the manufacturing operation into easy-to-access areas, including materials, labor, machines, operations, reporting and more.

Manufacturing Management
The ARM rental software solution is an integrated system that is able to control the entire manufacturing process, from planning materials to monitoring real-time work orders. Sage 100′s Manufacturing Management Modules give companies greater control over their manufacturing processes through effective scheduling of work, close tracking of resource utilization, and improved business analysis.

Business Intelligence
ARM provides built-in business intelligence and reporting tools instant provide instant visibility into your rental business in real-time, allowing you to make decisions based on fact and not gut feeling. Utilization reporting and the ARA Rental Market Metrics, customizable reports, inquiry, analysis, and charting features work seamlessly to increase your productivity, improve business financial reporting, and enhance functionality to insure that your business is operating to your standards.

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